Police: Metronet salesman threatened with gun

LAFAYETTE — A 19-year-old door-to-door Metronet salesman came face-to-face with a man pointing a handgun at him, according to Lafayette police.

The Metronet salesman went to 63-year-old Gregory Clayton Johnson's home in the 3400 block of Poland Hill Road about 2:45 p.m. Thursday, intending to persuade the resident to become a Metronet customer, according to police.

But Johnson, 63, pulled a pistol on the salesman, police said.

Using his cellphone, the salesman recorded Johnson and his threats, police said. The salesman then called police.

Police jailed Johnson on suspicion of pointing a firearm and intimidation with a deadly weapon, according to jail records.

He has since been released from jail, according to online records.

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